Rock 'n' Roll Grad School

Jon Scott worked as a record promotion guy with a lot of great artists, but his most important, and meaningful, relationship was with Tom Petty. (In fact, Jon can be credited for breaking Petty, long…

Wa Wa Zat?!? David Lee Roth has been a part of the public conversation for almost 50 years. And in that time, the polymath has constantly been confounding expectations. Darren Paltrowitz examines bot…

Jazz musician has seen the world, playing with some of the greats of the genre. Now, with his new record, Peter and his group, Generation S, recorded the whole album, live in studio and on-line.

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Lol Tolhurst knows of that which he speaks. As the founding drummer of The Cure, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had a great vantage point to the evolution of goth style. And in his new book, "Goth: …

Mal Evans knew the Beatles from their earliest days. He was a bouncer at The Cavern Club. And from there, his friendship and his working relationship with the group only grew. (You might remember see…

Singer/songwriter Eddie Berman has created yet another album of songs that feel like he's whispering in your ear. And, again, he writes from personal events, ones that make the songs all the more rel…

Johnny Zambetti and Ben Rothbard, better known as The Palms have been recording music for a while, but they only taking it out on the road now. Their music is filled with 1970s Laurel Canyon harmonie…

The Baseball Project is a band devoted totally to baseball. (Guess that's kinda self-evident by the name.) But the group is also made up of some pretty damn good musicians- Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Sc…

The relationship between Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker is one of the most successful ones in music. A new book by one of the Colonel's protegees puts a new spin on the relationship and legends…

Blues Traveler is back with a second volume of classic songs played with the emotion the band can bring to them. Traveler's Soul is available now. We talked with guitarist Chan Kinchla about the song…

This week we get a fascinating look into the heart of Nashville and, in many ways, all the music we talk about every single week. The Country Music Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving and promoti…

The Zombies are rock royalty. Their album, Odessey and Oracle is a classic. And, unlike some of their contemporaries, they're still making quality new music. We talked with lead singed Colin Blunston…

If you don't know Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon, you should. And their new album (the first one they've done together) is called 'Together.' It was written over weekly Zoom calls where they would talk…

It’s pretty safe to say Steve Conte has played with everyone. No, really. From the New York Dolls to Bernard Purdie. It’s impressive. And now, with his most recent solo work, he’s collaborating with …

The Who and Quadrophenia is the new book by Martin Popff and it takes a detailed look at the making and response to the Who's second double album rock opera. The book is now available from Motor Book…

This week, we're talking with Robert Ortiz, drummer for Escape the Fate. The band has a new album out on October 13th, called Out of the Shadows. For more information, check out the band's website.

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As soon as you hear Firefall, you know it's them. Now the band has an album covering some of the great songs by their friends and family. Friends & Family, the album is out now. And you can catch Fir…

This week we wrap up our preview of the Summit Indie Fest, which is happening September 30th in Portsmouth, NH. We sat down with Henry McItyre and Tyler Legare. The two songwriters have only recently…

We continue our countdown to this year's Summit Indie Festival by talking with band Cat Wolf. They're one of the acts playing at this year's fest, and their appearance is part of a regional tour. The…

This week is our first in a series of interviews with artists performing September 23rd at the Summit Indie Fest in Portsmouth, NH.

Amanda Shea is a poet, artist, teacher and so much more. She sat dow…